Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan

Abstract: When contemplating the nature of this research project I felt it appropriate to immerse myself in a topic which was not widely covered by the MSc in International Business. I felt that beyond the core modules of teaching there was still a vast array of important topics which affect busines...

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Main Author: Muirhead, Robert
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24565/
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description Abstract: When contemplating the nature of this research project I felt it appropriate to immerse myself in a topic which was not widely covered by the MSc in International Business. I felt that beyond the core modules of teaching there was still a vast array of important topics which affect businesses on a day-to-day basis. One of these topics, I learnt, was the role of corporate governance. As a topic corporate governance is vast and expansive, encapsulating a number of corporate disciplines while performing an important role in the regulation of a number of corporate disciplines. I felt it was important to refine my research to individual elements of governance and it is here that I chose to study the development and implantation of governance. Significant discussion is also given to board composition and the roles and responsibilities of executive and non-executive directors. The board of directors performs a number of important roles and responsibilities for corporate businesses which have recently become regulated by various codes of best practice and legislation. After consulting some sources I soon learned that governance is a topic which is far reaching yet is applied differently across the world. It was then that I opted to undertake a comparative study, comparing the governance systems in place in the UK, the United States and Japan.
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spelling nottingham-245652018-01-31T01:56:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24565/ Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan Muirhead, Robert Abstract: When contemplating the nature of this research project I felt it appropriate to immerse myself in a topic which was not widely covered by the MSc in International Business. I felt that beyond the core modules of teaching there was still a vast array of important topics which affect businesses on a day-to-day basis. One of these topics, I learnt, was the role of corporate governance. As a topic corporate governance is vast and expansive, encapsulating a number of corporate disciplines while performing an important role in the regulation of a number of corporate disciplines. I felt it was important to refine my research to individual elements of governance and it is here that I chose to study the development and implantation of governance. Significant discussion is also given to board composition and the roles and responsibilities of executive and non-executive directors. The board of directors performs a number of important roles and responsibilities for corporate businesses which have recently become regulated by various codes of best practice and legislation. After consulting some sources I soon learned that governance is a topic which is far reaching yet is applied differently across the world. It was then that I opted to undertake a comparative study, comparing the governance systems in place in the UK, the United States and Japan. 2010-12 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24565/1/Robert_Muirhead_dissertation_final_for_cd.pdf Muirhead, Robert (2010) Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
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title Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan
title_full Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan
title_fullStr Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan
title_full_unstemmed Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan
title_short Examining the Development of Corporate Governance, the Process of Implementation and Board Composition: A Comparative Study of three countries: the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan
title_sort examining the development of corporate governance, the process of implementation and board composition: a comparative study of three countries: the united kingdom, the united states and japan
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24565/